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Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Well, in the US, here's a decent breakdown by sector:

30% industry
31% residential & commercial
29% transportation
10% agriculture

I don't know what the breakdown is between residential and commercial, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's pretty even.

And here's data for Ireland:

38% agriculture
21% transportation
14% energy
11% industrial (combined mfg combustion and industrial)
10% residential
5% other

So yeah, unless you count agriculture as "industries," they are one of the smaller factors in Ireland, especially compared to other parts of the world.